Show me the money: The giant leap from karting to cars (2)

“Unless you’ve got millions to spend, what’s the point in trying something that is slower but far more expensive?” Will has a point, his decision to move into the UK’s top karting class, KZ1, a class where karts can accelerate to 60 in under three-seconds and pull mini wheelies off the line, sees him piloting machinery far quicker (and scarier) than many forms of much more expensive racing cars. A KZ1 kart can be bought for £6,000 too, where as an entry-level single seater race-car will often cost more than 10 times that. A wise decision it may be, there’s still no doubting Will would love to flaunt his talent in cars.

He tells me how many of his rivals have managed to progress up the motorsport ladder and do “surprisingly well” despite showing less promise early on. The unfortunate thing for Will is the surprise in these drivers’ success, was due to the fact he was often quicker than them. Yet when they jumped into the more expensive car classes, with their stronger financial backing they were able to achieve great things. Not fair.